Shirley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JONAS B. FOSTER, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00020-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE

H. SHIRLEY, et al., ) CLAIM FOR RELIEF ) Defendants. ) (ECF No. 17) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Jonas B. Foster is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, filed on June 1, 2021. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally…